Date: 4/27/26 10:23 am From: Edge Wade <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: No sighting, Bluebirds and House Wrens
But, remember, the House Sparrow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow
and European Starling are not native, so are fair game for nest
disturbance/removal.
Edge Wade
<1edgewade...>
On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 12:20 PM Allen Gathman <
<0000069cc4b94a13-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Generally, the Migratory Bird Treaty makes it illegal to disturb the nest
> of any native bird species. So you have to let the wrens and bluebirds
> fight it out among themselves.
>
> -Allen Gathman
>
> On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM Jean Ellen Whatley <
> <0000067b05857506-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I had a clutch of Eastern Bluebirds fledge yesterday and I was very happy
>> and excited! Then, in ONE day, this morning I heard House Wrens for the
>> first time this season. They have moved IN to the bluebird house, looks
>> like nesting on top of the bluebird nest. Should I clear it out? Cover up
>> the opening for a few days to dissuade them? Last year, I had three
>> different broods come from that nest box. I was going to reach out and ask
>> if I should clean it out anyway, and then the wrens moved in.
>>
>> Advice?
>>
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Jean Whatley
>> Webster Groves, STL Co.
>>
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